WWE Battleground Results
By Bill Pritchard for Wrestlezone.com
October 6th 2013
World Heavyweight Championship (Hardcore Rules)
Rob Van Dam (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) vs Alberto Del Rio (c)
RVD takes Alberto outside and sends him into the ring apron, then he hits a moonsault from the barricade before getting a chair. Alberto hits him but RVD springboard in and DDT's him on the chair, then Alberto whips him and hits a Backstabber in the corner. Alberto hits RVD with the chair a few times, then he wedges it in the corner but RVD drops him with a spin kick and chokes with with his boot. Ricardo helps him get a ladder, then RVD sets it in the corner and whips Alberto into it before connecting with a spin kick. RVD goes for Rolling Thunder but Alberto avoids it and kicks him into the ladder, then he slams RVD into the ladder and kicks him in the back.
Alberto hits him with a garbage can and takes it up top, then RVD kicks it into his ribs before hitting some clotheslines and slamming him on the ladder. RVD hits a split-legged moonsault on the ladder for two, then he goes for Rolling Thunder but Alberto avoids it and RVD hits the ladder. Alberto puts RVD in the Cross Armbreaker but Ricardo runs in and hits him with a bucket, then Alberto throws RVD outside and argues with Ricardo over the bucket. Ricardo looks like he will hand over the bucket but ends up beating Alberto with it, then they fight to the floor where Alberto slams Ricardo into the barricade. Alberto kicks his head into the barricade, then RVD dropkicks the ladder into Alberto and follows up with a Frog Splash, from the apron onto the floor with Alberto under the ladder.
RVD rolls Alberto in the ring and grabs the chair from the corner, then he goes for a Van Terminator but Alberto narrowly avoids it and RVD crashes to the mat. Alberto sets the chair up but RVD hits a jawbreaker, then he runs at Alberto but Alberto drop toe holds him into the chair and follows with a superkick. Alberto wedges RVD's arm in the chair and stomps it several times, then he puts him in the Cross Armbreaker and gets him to tap out.
Winner - Alberto Del Rio
Santino Marella & The Great Khali (w/ Hornswoggle) vs Real Americans (w/ Zeb Colter)
Swagger takes Santino down and puts him in a headlock, then Santino hits the ropes but Swagger hits a shoulder block before they have a face off. Swagger goes back to a headlock but Santino reverses it before going for Cobra, then Swagger runs outside to avoid it and gets in Hornswoggle's face. Hornswoggle has his own Cobra but Swagger shoves him and throws it away, then Cesaro tags in and stomps Santino before throwing his Cobra sleeve away.
After wearing him down in the corner Santino tries to reach for a tag, but Cesaro cuts him off and tackles him before tagging out. Santino breaks a headlock with a side suplex, then they both tag out and Khali drops Cesaro with some clotheslines and some corner elbows. Khali chops Cesaro and connects with a Big Chop, then he makes the cover but Swagger breaks it up and tries to attack Santino on the apron. Khali chops him and Santino dives onto Swagger, then Khali goes after Cesaro but Cesaro chopblocks his knees and puts him in the Giant Swing before rolling him up.
Winners - Real Americans
Intercontinental Championship
R-Truth vs Curtis Axel (c) (w/ Paul Heyman)
Truth kicks Axel a few times and hits an elbow off the ropes, then he punches Axel in the corner and connects with a spinning scoop slam for a near fall. Truth sends Axel outside and the referee starts a count, then Truth clotheslines him from the apron before rolling him in and getting a near fall. Axel goes back outside and regroups with Heyman, but Truth chases him and grabs his legs, only to have Axel kick him into the barricade. Axel picks him up and slams him into the barricade, then he sends Truth inside and elbows him a few times and chokes him on the ropes. Truth strikes him back but Axel dropkicks him for a near fall, then Truth comes back with some clotheslines but Axel avoids an axe kick and throws him into the ropes. Truth gets a rollup before hitting Axel with a croskscrew scissors kick, then he hits a sitout suplex before going for What's Up in the corner. Axel holds the ropes and Truth hits the mat, then Axel picks him and snaps his head off the ropes before connecting with a hangman's facebuster for the win.
Winner - Curtis Axel
Divas Championship
Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) vs AJ Lee (c) (w/ Tamina Snuka)
Brie smacks AJ and tackles her on the mat, then she hits her a few times before chasing her outside and running into Tamina, who guards AJ from further strikes. Brie runs around her and chases AJ back inside, then she slams AJ into the corner and hits a dropkick for a near fall. She counters a whip by AJ with a headscissors, then she elbows AJ and tries to go up top but AJ takes her knee out and slams her head into the ringpost. AJ stomps her and twists her arm in the ropes, then she applies a hammerlock and bridges back. Brie breaks the hold with some strikes, then she goes for a facebuster but AJ counters with a shoulder breaker for two before screaming at Brie at slamming her head on the mat.
AJ chokes her on the ropes and sends her shoulder first into the corner, then she taunts the crowd and runs at the corner, only to have Brie avoid the splash. Brie tries to attack her but AJ targets her shoulder and punches it several times, then she applies an elevated wristlock but Brie throws a few elbows to break it. AJ drop toe holds her into the ropes and taunts her, then she hits the ropes but Brie connects with a dropkick and follows with a quick rollup for two. Brie hits a clothesline and a dropkick, then she hits another dropkick and whips AJ before hitting a backbreaker for a near fall. Brie plays to the crowd and knees AJ in the face, then Tamina runs over and chokes Nikki and throws her into the ring apron. Brie gets distracted and tries to help, but AJ rolls her up from behind and picks up the win.
Winner - AJ Lee
The Rhodes family joins Renee Young backstage, and she asks what tonight means to them, and Dusty says it's about family and holding their heads high. Goldust says The Shield has been running roughshod over WWE, but they are here to turn things around and they will never forget any of them. Cody says he would be lucky to be half the man his brother or father is, and they might not be the perfect family, but he fights for each of them tonight.
Cody Rhodes & Goldust (w/ Dusty Rhodes) vs The Shield
Cody attacks Rollins and knocks him outside, then he connects with a dropkick before Goldust tags in and sends Reigns to the mat. Reigns regroups on the floor before they get in a standoff with the Rhodeses, then Reigns and Goldust get back in and Goldust drops him with a clothesline. Cody tags in but Rollins clotheslines him and stomps him, then Cody comes back with an elbow and some stomps in the corner. Cody hits him a few more times but Rollins makes a tag, then Reigns clotheslines him and holds Cody so Rollins could hit a top rope elbow smash. Cody fights out of side headlock and punches both Rollins and Reigns, then Rollins puts him in the tree of woe position and stomps him a few times. Cody comes back with a quick jab and pulls himself up, then he knocks Reigns off the apron and drops Rollins with a moonsault before finally getting the tag.
Goldust hits Reigns a few times and connects with an atomic drop, then he throws him into the corner and connects with some mounted punches and whips him. Goldust hits him in the corner and takes him down with a top rope plancha, then he hits the ropes but Reigns headbutts him and whips him. Goldust goes for a crossbody but Reigns ducks and lets him land on the floor, then Cody chases off Ambrose but Rollins sends Goldust into the barricade. Rollins taunts the crowd as the ref counts, but Goldust makes it back in so Reigns puts him in a headlock before dropping him with a clothesline. Rollins tags in but Goldust comes back with a powerslam, then he tags Cody, who hits a springboard dropkick and kicks Rollins in the stomach.
Cody hits an Alabama Slam and knocks Reigns off the apron, then he gets a close near fall before screaming at Rollins to get up and charging the corner. Rollins elbows him but Cody hits him right back, then he hits a Muscle Buster for two before Reigns breaks it up and Goldust tries to run him off. Reigns sends Goldust outside but Cody takes him out with a Disaster Kick, then Ambrose distracts him and Rollins hits him from behind. Dusty gets fed up and wraps his belt around his fist, then he decks Ambrose and hits a Bionic Elbow while Reigns starts to move towards them. Goldust tackles Reigns and punches him several times, then Rollins tries to roll him up but Cody breaks away and hits Cross Rhodes for the win.
Winners - Cody Rhodes & Goldust
Kofi Kingston vs Bray Wyatt (w/ The Wyatt Family)
Kofi kicks Bray a few times but Bray catches his leg and throws him down, then Bray tries to whip him but Kofi reverses it and kicks him in the face. Kofi goes up top but Bray crotches him on the ropes, then he knocks him down with a clothesline before punching him on the apron and headbutting him. Bray punches him in the corner and headbutts him, then he applies a chinlock and goes for a side slam but Kofi counters with a crossbody. Kofi springboards off the ropes but Bray slams him on the mat, then he applies a headlock but Kofi breaks it and connects with a diving crucifix slam. Kofi kicks Bray a few times and hits a Boom Drop, then he calls for Trouble In Paradise but Bray ducks and spears him before hanging upside down in the corner.
Bray spider walks towards him and freaks Kofi out, but Kofi runs back in the ring and hits a diving somersault senton that takes them all out on the floor. Kofi rolls him in and hits a top rope crossbody for two, then he goes for a sunset flip but Bray counters and avoids a S.O.S. before hitting Sister Abigail for the win. Rowan picks Kofi up after the match and hits a backbreaker in front of Bray, then he whips him across the ring and Harper clotheslines him. They drag him into the middle of the mat and Bray says there's no right or wrong, but all that's left is people being force fed ideals. He says they will all fall down, one by one, then he tells them all to follow the buzzards and looks up as the lights go out.
Winner - Bray Wyatt
Ryback (w/ Paul Heyman) vs CM Punk
Punk kicks Ryback a few times and knees him in the ribs, then Ryback rolls outside and regroups with Heyman but Punk takes him out with a suicide dive. Punk dives off the barricade but Ryback catches him, then Ryback tries to throw him into the ringpost but Punk floats over and shoves him into it. He heads up top and hits a crossbody for two, then he knees Ryback a few times and heads up top but Ryback press slams him and throws him towards the corner. Punk drops and hits the mat before he hits the post, then Ryback rolls outside and slams him into the post before kicking him in the chest. Ryback applies a headlock but Punk breaks it, so Ryback knocks him down and hits a legdrop before chopping him in the corner.
Ryback steps on Punk's head and punches him, then Punk comes back with some kicks but Ryback clotheslines him and tackles him in the corner. Ryback applies a grapevined headlock while Heyman taunts Punk, then Punk breaks it and repeatedly elbows Ryback in the face before he kicks him in the face. Punk sidesteps a clothesline and sends Ryback into the corner, then he kicks his legs a few times and sets up for Go To Sleep. Heyman gets a mic and taunts Punk about beating him, then Ryback hits him and powerbombs him but Punk kicks out. Heyman screams at him to powerbomb him again but Punk counters with a roundhouse kick, then he hits a top rope elbow drop and gets a two count.
Punk kicks him in the corner and knees him in the face, then Heyman asks for mercy but Punk runs towards him and Ryback catches him in powerbomb position. Punk counters with a hurricanrana and calls for a GTS, but Ryback counters with a powerslam for two before he punches Punk in the back of the head. Ryback argues with the ref as Heyman taunts Punk, then Ryback punches him a few more times before he is backed away. Heyman grabs a kendo stick and tries to swing, but the ref catches him and tries to throw it out, then Punk low blows Ryback behind his back and rolls him up for the win.
Winner - CM Punk
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton
Bryan goes for a side headlock then dropkicks Orton off the ropes, then he snaps his arm over his shoulder but Orton comes back with a backbreaker. Orton stomps him a few times but Bryan whips him and knees him in the stomach, then he repeatedly kicks him in the corner and takes him down with a leg whip. Bryan wrenches around on Orton's knee and repeatedly hits him, then he kicks him in the corner and sets up for a superplex. Orton crotches him on the ropes and clotheslines him, then he connects with some mounted punches and sends him into the corner. Bryan comes back with some punches and legfrogs Orton, then Orton tries to throw him outside but Bryan skins the cat and takes Orton outside with a headscissors over the ropes.
Bryan hits Orton near the barricade and whips him into it, then he hits a running dropkick before rolling him inside and going for a missile dropkick. Orton counters with a powerbomb for two, then he applies a Boston crab but Bryan counters with a Yes Lock attempt so Orton rolls outside. Bryan goes after him but Orton slams him into the ringpost and barricade, then he rolls him in and gets a near fall before Bryan makes a brief comeback. He hits Orton a few times and heads up top, but Orton connects with a superplex for two, then they trade several uppercuts before Bryan goes for a backslide.
Bryan fights with Orton on the apron and tries to suplex him, but Orton backdrops him over the ropes and onto the floor before taking the broadcast table apart. Orton tries to powerbomb him on it but Bryan floats over and kicks him, then he throws him into the ring steps before rolling in to break the count. Bryan hits him and heads up top, then he takes Orton down with a knee strike and rolls him inside before going back up top. He hits a top rope diving headbutt for two, then he sends Orton into the corner and hits some dropkicks before he kicks him in the chest. Orton ducks a final kick and takes him down with an exploder suplex, then he connects with a hangman's DDT and sets up for a RKO. Bryan shoves him off so Orton goes for a rollup, but Bryan kicks out and puts him in the Yes Lock.
Big Show's music cues up and he runs to the ring, and he pulls the ref out of the ring and throws him on the floor. Bryan breaks the hold and asks what he's doing, but Show just knocks him out and shakes his head while Brad Maddox walks to the stage. Maddox waves for someone and referee Brad Armstrong heads to the ring, and he tries to make the count but Show pulls him away and knocks him out. Show gets in the ring and gets in Orton's face, and Orton screams about him screwing things up and shoves him. Show just knocks him out and plays to the crowd, then Brad Maddox looks horrified as Show says 'no more' and poses on the turnbuckles.
Result - No Contest
Subject: WWE Battleground Results 
